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Credit for Low-Income Students and Access to and Academic Performance in Higher Education in Colombia: A Regression Discontinuity Approach

Published 2016 · Tatiana Melguizo, Fabio Sánchez, Tatiana Velasco

World Development

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The ACCES loan program effectively increased enrollment, decreased dropout rates, and improved academic performance for low-income students in Colombia.

PopulationOlder adults (50-71 years)

Sample size24

MethodsObservational

OutcomesBody Mass Index projections

ResultsSocial networks mitigate obesity in older groups.

Credit for Low-Income Students and Access to and Academic Performance in Higher Education in Colombia: A Regression Discontinuity Approach

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